Slowly We Awaken: As of Thursday (Feb. 18) at 2pm,
Austin Energy reported that power had been restored to all but around 50,000 customers, but could not predict when those would be restored or if further outages would be required. I wish bringing everyone back on line was as easy as pushing a button or flipping a switch, but it s not, said AE General Manager Jackie Sargent.
Texas Almost Blew It: Electric grid operator
ERCOT told reporters Texas avoided a catastrophic, grid-destroying blackout – and weeks or months without power – by minutes, maybe seconds, early Monday morning. ERCOT said Thursday that enough power has been restored to the grid to avoid further long-term outages, though rolling blackouts were still possible.
City of Kountze has been lifted.
Feb. 21, 12:30 p.m.
West Jefferson County Municipal Water District lifted their boil water notices
Feb. 21, 10:45 a.m.
Orange County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 lifted their boil water notice after providing TCEQ with test results that indicate the water no longer needs to be boiled. Anyone with questions should contact (409) 769-2669.
Feb. 20, 4:45 p.m.
The Port Arthur Water Utilities has restored the quality of the water for human consumption purposes only in the areas of the City North of Hwy 73 and provided TCEQ with laboratory test results that indicate that the water no longer requires boiling prior to use as of Feb 20, 2021 at 1:00 pm.